charlabsn06 replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts
Northern California has a lot of openings too. Although it has been almost 2 yrs since I graduated, I practically walked into my job (specialty area at that, NICU) and they put me through the Versant RN Residency for 5 months of paid on the job trai...
charlabsn06 replied to NurseEmily22's topic in New Nurse
I was offered two jobs while still in school. Both in my 'dream' area, NICU. One facility impressed me with their commitment to helping new grads transition into "real nurses" with the Versant RN residency program. The other facility would have ta...
charlabsn06 replied to JBirdAngel's topic in General Nursing
I am not sure about the validity of this poster either, is Jason a student nurse, CNA, LPN/RN, what? At any rate, I am reponding to someone else's comment about why someone would work as an NA/LPN when they have an RN license.... Not sure about othe...
charlabsn06 replied to nynurse2be's topic in General Nursing
This always happens to my sister, a not so new nurse anymore (4 yrs as RN, 2 of them in CCU; plus 4 yrs before that as LVN). She works for a rather large HMO (who shall remain nameless, but let's just say they encourage us all to "thrive"), run by d...
Maybe it is my age (jaded 30's:lol2: ), or the fact that I had a career family, etc. before going into nursing. Maybe I knew what to expect because of working in the hospital setting (everything from admissions, HR, operator, unit clerk to CNA) for m...
charlabsn06 replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing
Started my BSN program in 2004 at 34, graduated last month at 36, will be 37 three weeks after starting my new grad program! Went to college right after HS (age 17) majoring in Communication/English. Husband and kids came next....Returned to school...
This is so inspiring to hear, as I too have accepted a NICU position in the new grad program beginning in Feb. Although I was sure in my heart that this was the right choice for me, I had some reservations about future opportunities. I am happy to ...
charlabsn06 replied to cannew304's topic in Pediatric
I say go for what you are passionate about. I just graduated in December and I was offered a new grad position in the NICU at a local medical center, the only one offering the Versant program in my area, and I had similar reservations. What if I want...